User needs document – possible CCS rollout (European targets, Member Stated needs and opportunities), key challenges and primary objectives

One of the tasks of this WP4 is to identify synergies, opportunities and future R&D needs as well as implement strategies to fill gaps and required upgrades identified in ECCSEL PPII. Target groups will include policy makers (both national and European), potential funders, implementing industrial partners, and CCS research organisations. It will also interact and exchange information with other coordination bodies e.g EERA, ZEP, CO2GeoNet, ESFRI etc. Another goal is to aid the implementation of the Transnational Access Programme and provide advice for drafting the access calls. The feedback from the proposed work will be used to help identify users’ needs that are not currently satisfied by facilities in the existing CAT1 infrastructure. This information will then be used as additional input to define both the short term and longer-term TA priorities and will feedback into subsequent TA calls conducted by ECCSEL. The process of information gathering will include review of existing documentation including KPI, conduction of interviews, stakeholder engagement activities e.g. one to one discussions, networking or events in conjunction with WP6 (and exploitation of parallel processes in other organisations identified above as appropriate). In order to achieve this there will be a close link to WP2 and WP6 to gain input from stakeholders and users. This will result in a user needs document which will be drafted considering the rollout of CCS within Europe categorising key targets, opportunities and the key challenges associated with these and identifying the primary objectives to be implemented in Task 4.2. This will be undertaken in conjunction with WP2.